WLW Forensics was Grand at the Grand!

WLW Forensics was Grand at the Grand!

Wooooooooooooohoooooooooo! Mackinac has been a major success! From 1997-2013 Portage Northern has won Mackinac in sweeps, and last year we were the team to beat them! We took home an enormous 1st Place Horse trophy and a traveling Cup trophy, and this year we did it again! We have become a force to be reckoned with in the state of Michigan and we are very proud. A special thank-you to all our coaches, alumni judges, and parents who graciously volunteered to support and chaperone this weekend. Also, a big thank-you to MSCI and the Grand Hotel for hosting this fabulous tournament. Out of 31 events, 18 broke semi-finals, and 11 broke finals. Please Congratulate:

YOUR TEAM MACKINAC COMPETITORS:

Jeffrey Maldaver - TED Talk Declamation

Jake Yun - TED Talk Declamation

Brigid Fitzpatrick - TED Talk Declamation

Corey Gray - TED Talk Declamation

Baily Katich - TED Talk Declamation

Gysai Gambrell - TED Talk Declamation

Anthony Paz - Movie Sparks

Tony Olshansky - Movie Sparks

Evan Bauman - Movie Sparks

Sam Ziegelman - Imaginary Sales

Andres Garcia - Imaginary Sales

YOUR SEMI-FINALISTS FOR THE MICHIGAN SPEECH COACHES INCORPORATED SPRING INDIVIDUAL EVENTS TOURNAMENT:

Joseph Ogundu - Movie Sparks - 13th Place

Claire Murphy - Imaginary Sales - 11th Place

Sydney McKinstrey - TED Talk Declamation - 9th Place

Peter Fargo - Imaginary Sales - 9th Place

Layla Noormarji/Maria Berishaj - Duo Poetry - 8th Place

Nik Berishaj - Movie Sparks - 8th Place

Grace Veenstra/Maya Banks - Duo Poetry - 7th Place

YOUR FINALISTS FOR THE MICHIGAN SPEECH COACHES INCORPORATED SPRING INDIVIDUAL EVENTS TOURNAMENT:

Kendall Coden - TED Talk Declamation - 7th Place

Nick Anderson - Imaginary Sales - 6th Place

Emma Murphy - Triathlon - 5th Place

Jessica Borin/Lauren Frane - Duo Poetry - 4th Place

Sophia Lada  - Imaginary Sales - 4th Place

The Avengers {Mitchell Kenrick, Jon George, Nick Madden, Devin Hister, David Hollowell} - Mini Multiple - 3rd Place

Ryan Tate - TED Talk Declamation - 2nd Place

Rozzie Bloch - Imaginary Sales - 2nd Place

Tak Alguire - TED Talk Declamation - FIRST PLACE

Sam Bloch - Movie Sparks - FIRST PLACE

Brandon Burnett/Tyler Clark - Duo Poetry - FIRST PLACE

If you see any of these guys in the hall, make sure you congratulate them! If you would like to see complete scores please go to http://ie.hirelesmana.com/tabs.php?tourn=msci2015mackinac More info to come on this years WLW Forensics Picnic/Banquet!

 Happy Forensicatin'!

~WLW Forensics

WLW Forensics Had A Date with States!

WLW Forensics Had A Date with States!

Wooooooooooooohoooooooooo! States was a tremendous journey and a phenomenal competition! As always an enormous thank you to the Alguire and Frane family for supporting Tak, Lauren, and the team. Also thank you to the Hyatt Place and Oakland University for hosting and containing wacky forensics kids. Furthermore, we are very proud of Taylor Dalton and Jerrie Young and their hard work in the tabs room, representing WLW Forensics well! Also a HUGE thank you to Callie, James, and Krystin for judging and supporting as usual! Moreover, thank you to everyone who helped set up awards THE WLW FORENSICS TEAM TOOK 6TH IN THE STATE! Lastly, thank YOU competitors for your hard work and dedication to bring you to such an amazing tournament. Out of 18 events, 14 advanced to semi-finals, and 7 advanced to finals.
Please Congratulate:

YOUR TEAM MICHIGAN INTERSCHOLASTIC FORENSICS ASSOCIATION STATE TOURNAMENT COMPETITORS:

Tony Olshansky - Extemporaneous 9/10
Nik Berishaj - Duo
Claire Murphy - Duo
David Hollowell - Poetry 9/10
Lauren Frane - Dramatic Interpretation

YOUR TEAM MICHIGAN INTERSCHOLASTIC FORENSICS ASSOCIATION STATE TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINALISTS:

Emma Murphy - Storytelling - 12th Place
Jessica Borin - Extemporaneous - 12th Place
Kendall Coden - Broadcasting - 11th Place
Shantanu Deshmukh - Impromptu - 10th Place
Rozzie Bloch - Broadcasting - 10th Place
Tyler Clark - Poetry - 9th Place
Devin Hister/Joseph Ogundu - Duo - 9th Place

And finally, your finalists!

YOUR TEAM MICHIGAN INTERSCHOLASTIC FORENSICS ASSOCIATION STATE TOURNAMENT FINALISTS:

Sydney McKinstry - Informative - 6th Place
Ryan Tate - Oratory - 3rd Place
Maya Banks - Poetry 9/10 - 3rd Place
Jon George - Impromptu - 2nd Place
Tak Alguire - Extemporaneous - 2nd Place
Sam Bloch - Storytelling- 2nd Place
Brandon Burnett - Poetry - FIRST PLACE (STATE CHAMPION)

If you see any of these guys in the hall, make sure you congratulate them! It is a tremendous accomplishment to even make it to the state tournament so please congratulate these guys with the highest respect! Pre-lim scores can be found here: http://themifa.org/sites/themifastore.com/files/MIFA_2015-Prelim-A.pdf
Breaks can be found here:
http://themifa.org/sites/themifastore.com/files/MIFA_2015-Break-A.pdf

ONE LAST THING!! A mandatory meeting on Tuesday for Mackinac participants and Smanimal fundraiser forms are due!

Happy Forensicatin'!
~WLW Forensics